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Build a cron expression from its five fields and read it back in plain English, so you can check a schedule before it quietly does the wrong thing at 3am. It also covers the special strings like @daily and @reboot.Questions
- Is `0 0 * * *` always midnight UTC?
- No. It means midnight according to the cron implementation’s configured timezone, often the host’s local timezone. This tool does not read that setting or convert times to UTC.
- Does this schedule the job?
- No. It only builds and explains the expression. Nothing is scheduled and nothing runs.